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Browse 100+ posts to read musings on Reinventing Grandmotherhood, strengthening family connections, and find fun activities for all ages

Abundance: A honeydew melon
Abundance: The Infinite Potential of One Good Seed
What a granddaughter helped me understand about God's abundance and one good seed.
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Grandma Joyce's Fairy Garden
Fairy Garden Great-Granddaughter Playdate
Grandma Joyce and her great-granddaughters created a magical fairy garden together. They also built new...
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Digitizing and Preserving Phtos
Digitizing and Preserving Photos
Learn the basics of digitizing and preserving your photos so they will outlive you!
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Lesson 4 Getting Organized
Organizing Your Workflow
Seven things you can do before you start that will save you time and headaches.
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gather 50 great photos
Find 50 Great Photos of Yourself
Your descendants may never see the best photos of you...unless you change the way you think about photos.
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Remembering With Photos
Remembering With Photos
Two favorite family photos and what they taught me about photo preservation.
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turkey-toes
What is Lurking in the Deep Freeze of Your Past?
A job to help defrost Grandma's freezer takes me on a trip down memory lane.
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adult playing with a child in a hip cast
How to Survive 12 Weeks with a Toddler in a Spica Cast: Play Ideas for Youngsters with Hip Displaysia
An unexpected medical diagnosis and a spica cast gave us an opportunity to stretch our PLAYDATE Muscles....
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a rod of iron
Monday Morning Thoughts - The Iron Rod
What if the iron rod does not represent what I thought it did?
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children doing craft projects
Favorite No-Mess and Low-Mess Craft Projects for Grandkids
Purchased craft projects that will simplify your activity planning.
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vacation with two sets of grandparents
One Clever Way to Make the Best of Your Vacation With Grandkids
When you flip the adult:child ratio on its head, family vacations get a lot easier.
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bulldozer on the side of a high mountain
Spectacular Failure
A "spectacular failure" may be the first step in very visible growth.
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Mapleton Stake Women's Conference
Mapleton Stake Women's Conference
Links to addresses from the 2024 Mapleton Stake Women's Conference
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Lion Pancakes Playdate: Long-Distance Video Call Activity
Learn about Kenya and Kindness as you share this fun playdate! You'll read a fun book, then make lion...
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First Lady Dolls by Marie J. Whiting
Anatomy of a Digital Legacy: How I Start On a New Project
A “Digital Legacy” is an online summation of at least one hobby, skill, or contribution that...
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family playing at the beach
Extended Family Vacation Tips and Tricks
Our Extended Family Vacation is an important way of creating and maintaining connection, and Grandpa...
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Buzz Lightyear toy on tree
Buzz Lightyear's Week On the Beach
My beach-themed Grandma Camp didn't go as planned. A week of vacation became the Vomit Olympics.
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reading remotely to a grandchild
Virtual Storytime: 6 Simple Ways to Read Remotely with a Grandchild
6 easy methods you can use to amp up your long-distance storytime and make it more enjoyable for yourself...
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toy library
Toy Library: Grandma's Solution For Her Toy Habit
Hate giving toys to your grandkids their parents don't keep due to lack of space? Here's my solution....
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sushi samples
Gourmet Cooking Class Date Night
A gourmet cooking class is a great option for your next date night.
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